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Jobs report is good economic news. Is recession still a possibility?

The nation added 372,000 jobs in June. That’s more than expected and continues a trend of robust hiring.

By Scott LaMar/WITF

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Philadelphia’s budget team is strategizing for the next recession

Municipal balance sheets are healthier than they were before the last recession a decade ago, but officials warn that the city isn’t as well prepared as its peers. 

By Jake Blumgart/WHYY